| Dean Morton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Morton in 2004 | |||
| Born |
February 27, 1968 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL Draft |
148th overall, 1986 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 1988–1993 | ||
Dean Morton (born February 27, 1968) is a Canadian former ice hockey referee in the National Hockey League (NHL), and a former defenceman who played one game in the NHL in 1989.
As a youth, Morton played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough, Ontario.[1]
He played in one NHL game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1989–90 NHL season, and is one of only four players to score a goal in their only NHL game, along with Brad Fast, Samuel Henley, and Rolly Huard.[2]
He received media attention on HBO's 24/7 Winter Classic special when a post-game dressing room scene showed him being congratulated for a "ballsy call" by partner Stephen Walkom. The call in question was a goaltender interference call to disallow a goal by the Pittsburgh Penguins that would have tied the game against the Washington Capitals.[3]
Dean Morton officiated his final NHL game on March 12, 2022, in Calgary, Alberta at the Saddledome, in a game between the Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Peterborough Voyageurs | MIDG | 47 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 48 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 92 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1986–87 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 62 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 165 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 112 | ||
| 1986–87 | Oshawa Generals | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1987–88 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 57 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 187 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 66 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 186 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 1989–90 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 75 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 183 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 47 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Hampton Roads Admirals | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 58 | ||
| 1991–92 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Michigan Falcons | CoHL | 38 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Brantford Smoke | CoHL | 37 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 217 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 | ||
| AHL totals | 148 | 4 | 31 | 35 | 384 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||